With the duʿā of Prophet Yūsuf عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام, his brothers’ mistakes were forgiven. Similarly, through the blessings of Ramaḍān, sins committed in the previous eleven months are forgiven.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers! We must show honour to this month and earn forgiveness through performing as many good deeds as possible. We should even congratulate our Islamic brothers when it arrives. Not only must we engage in lots of worship ourselves, but we must also encourage and inform our other Islamic brothers about the huge blessings of this month. We must also strive to help them develop a mindset of performing good deeds in Ramaḍān.

The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم himself would await the arrival of Ramaḍān. He would also inform his Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ about the greatness, rank, virtues, blessings and other qualities of this sacred month. Shedding light on how important this month is, he would encourage them to perform a host of good deeds.

Let us now discuss how Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would perform acts of worship in Ramaḍān.

An abundance of worship

Umm al-Muʾminīn Sayyidatunā ʿĀishah Ṣiddīqah رَضِیَ اللہُ عَنْہا relates, “Whenever the month of Ramaḍān arrived, the Messenger of Allah      صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم readied himself for worship and would not lay upon his blessed bed for the whole month.”^[2]

She further said:

Whenever the month of Ramaḍān arrived, the blessed complexion of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would change. He then proceeded to engage in an abundance of salah